Insect Swarm
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Insect Swarm is an active Plasmid that unleashes hordes of hornets upon nearby enemies. Insect Swarm's purpose is two-fold: it hurts the enemy and can cause enemies to become distracted. When selected, Insect Swarm manifests as hive-like growths on Jack's arm, from which the hornets emerge.
At higher levels, more hornets are released when this plasmid is used.
[edit] Strategy
Insect Swarm is the first plasmid you can purchase that lets you make a reliable area attack; simply point and click to fill an area with horrible gene-modified bees. Every enemy in the radius gets a face full of bee; further, several other bees hang out in the area for several moments after you use the plasmid. Further, enemies have a high chance to be stunned by the bee swarm. Maximize your use of Insect Swarm by spraying individual or teams of enemies and letting them get stunned, followed up by either a vicious set of normal attacks or, for double the hurt, another plasmid (like Incinerate!) or a burst from the Chemical Thrower.
Why You Need This Plasmid: Insect Swarm deals damage over time like Incinerate, and can affect several enemies at once, but at a lower EVE cost and no chance of collateral damage. Plus, enemies are easily stunned by the horrible, horrible bees, unlike Incinerate, so you can give 'em a smack or a shot while they're busy reeling in bee-horror. It's a little bit Incinerate, a little bit Electrobolt, and a smidgeon Cyclone Trap. It is also usefull for discovering splicers playing dead in the later levels - bees are never fooled!
Why You Don't: Insect Swarm, being an area attack, isn't the choosiest of plasmids. If a Big Daddy is in the area, don't even think about laying down a bee-field; because it lasts several seconds after you level your attack, there's a chance a wandering Big Daddy will amble into it, add you to his hit-list, and introduce you to a new age of pain. Single-target plasmids can pinpoint victims, making them more useful for super-powered-golemoid-and-indestructible-mutagen-sucking-waif-strewn battlefields.
Game Caption
Nothing clears a room like swarms of stinging hornets. (Warning: not recommended for users with allergies.)
Location
First available for purchase from Gatherer's Garden in Farmer's Market and all subsequent levels
[edit] Patch 1.1 Change
Unknown if it was a bug or typo, the price on this plasmid was changed to 5 ADAM after Patch 1.1 + DLC
